3 Hobby Gaming Craft Ideas for a Hands-on Alternative to Game Night

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3 Hobby Gaming Craft Ideas for a Hands-on Alternative to Game Night

Critical hits have never tasted so good. Photo by Ariel Segall of chocolatesbyariel.com

Are you lucky enough to have a reprieve from the daily grind during this year's winter holidays? If so, don't let it go to waste. Sure, there have been enough great games released in 2011 that you could play all day and never get bored, but take a step back and put those hands to work. It's a great opportunity to create!

Breaking out the glue and popsicle sticks doesn't mean you have to put your gaming side to rest, though. There are plenty of gaming-related crafts that you and your family can enjoy making. Check out these three for starters:

Chocolate Dice

To add a delicious twist to your game night, consider turning your dice into a after-dinner treat. Prepare to get your hands dirty though, as this is a true home-made craft. The Offbeat Bride blog provides step-by-step instructions for creating your own food-safe die mold from liquid silicone, giving you the ability to make batch after batch of everything from D4s to D20s. Just make sure to have some real dice on hand if you try out your chocolate creations in a real game. It'd be a shame if you had to suspend play on account of an uncontrollable sweet tooth.

Meeple Jewelry

Let your geek flag fly by sporting the most iconic symbol of European strategy gaming: the meeple. Whether you go with necklaces and earrings or cuff links and key chains, there are plenty of great examples around the net. For the best example though, Etsy user Chilibean seems to have perfected the art.

Magic Cards with Googly Eyes

OK, so there's not much actual crafting involved in this last one, but that doesn't stop it from being hilarious. Any self-respecting gamer geek has a box of Magic: The Gathering cards tucked away in a closet somewhere, but you probably weren't ever going to touch those again anyway. Break out a few cards and become a part of the recent internet meme popularized from the aptly named Magic Card with Googly Eyes tumblr blog.